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Hello again Deerfield! We're bringing you the latest town highlights. Don't miss out, keep going! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Deerfield's Robert Wyatt earns spot on SNHU Summer 2026 Dean's List
  • Why The Dump furniture outlet is closing its Deerfield store.
  • How the new IHSA playoff format could reshape Deerfield's postseason.

Also on today's calendar: Casino For A Cause and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the difference between black eyed peas and chick peas? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 72 and low of 67 degrees.
  • Thursday: Humid with a shower or two, temps: high: 74, low: 64.
  • Friday: Pleasant with periods of sun, with a high of 73 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Deerfield Student Named To SNHU Dean's List (patch.com) — A Deerfield student, Robert Wyatt, has earned a spot on Southern New Hampshire University's Summer 2026 Dean's List, reflecting strong academic performance. The recognition highlights local higher-education success and explains the GPA and credit requirements SNHU uses to determine full-time Dean's List eligibility.
   

• Furniture Outlet The Dump Is Getting Dumped In Atlanta (bisnow.com) — Residents should be aware that The Dump furniture outlet is slated to close its Deerfield location as part of a broader pullback by parent company Haynes Furniture. Industry experts cite slow home sales, higher interest rates, tariffs, and online competition as key pressures, which have already pushed several other furniture chains into bankruptcy or liquidation nationwide.
   

• IHSA football playoff projections: Finishing out the field proving to be very difficult process (shawlocal.com) — Deerfield football fans get an early look at how the new, expanded IHSA playoff format could affect the Warriors, who currently sit near the enrollment cutoff between Class 5A and 6A. With more teams qualifying and East St. Louis moving up to 7A, every regular-season result now has greater implications for Deerfield's eventual class placement and postseason path.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Highland Park

  • James Reeves Subpoenaed for Being a Guntuber: Highland Park Lawsuit Against Smith & Wesson Reaches Into Firearms Media and Defines Unpaid Reviews as 'Advertising' (usacarry.com)
  • A New One-Two Punch Against GunTubers (bearingarms.com)

Northbrook

  • $8.15M Land Purchase Moves South Glenview Flood-Control Project Forward (patch.com)

Buffalo Grove

  • Buffalo Grove Police Issue 43 Seat Belt Citations During Labor Day Campaign (patch.com)

Ok Deerfield! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Black eyed peas can sing us a song but chick peas can only hummus one. (Thank you Bev H. for sending it in!)
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